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June 19, 2009
Congress close to passing Employee Free Choice Act • Bill bans mandatory anti-union meetings • CWA launches organizing drive at Oregonian mailroom • Public employees march • Labor board agrees nursing home fired Lehr for union activity • Portland City Council pledges to Buy American • Oregon 'card-check' law hasn't led to increase in unionizing • Poker Run raises cash for kids • Jon Hunt wins second term at ATU Local 757 • At IBEW 280, Tim Nicol loses re-election bid; Caster, Frew in runoff • Rives elected president of AFT-Oregon
June 5, 2009
What ever happened to retirement? • Unions say Wyden's health care bill is "sick" • Labor at the table in cap and trade debate • SEIU's Dale takes job in Geneva; Local 49 names Niemi president • OPEIU Local 11 members at NW Natural reject contract • Transit Union says CherryLift strike appears imminent • Vancouver city employees forego cost-of-living raises for two years • Worker Freedom Act gets new life in Oregon Legislature • Oregon unionists come up short in public elections • AFSCME criticizes Portland Police Department cuts • Mayor reappoints Building Trades leader to PDC • Cecil Tibbetts returns to AFSCME — in Washington
May 15, 2009
Nursing home worker fired after joining union campaign • Legislature rattles Washington labor movement • "Buy American" campaign scores legal successes • Oregon AFL-CIO's top bill, the Worker Freedom Act, gets shelved in committee • Champions of single payer health care meet in Portland • Union members running for seats in May 19 special election
May 1, 2009
Campaign at DePaul shows how hard it is to unionize under current U.S. labor law • Fred Meyer remodels stores nonunion, stymies UFCW in The Dalles • Rep. Wu doubtful Congress will reform health care system with single-payer plan • Nurse associations from Oregon and Washington help launch new union
April 17, 2009
Millions of workers exposed to 'dirty diesel' • SolarWorld gets tax breaks while dumping union workforce • Retired Painter named 'Firefighter of the Year' • NECA-IBEW, other businesses acknowledged at Oregon safety forum • Governor to dedicate new Fallen Workers Memorial
April 3, 2009
Schism widens between labor and Washington Democrats • Asbestos-related cancer claims labor icon Earl Kirkland • Labor on the scene as Oregon Legislature reaches halfway mark • More Steelworkers laid off at Cascade Rolling Mills • Carpenters Local 247 elects Willie Gore president • Merkley appoints Ed Hall labor liaison • Stacy Breunig tapped administrator of IAM/Boeing Joint Programs • Labor protests corporate excess
March 20, 2009
Portland construction crew 'tip' turns into cash for kids • Washington's top Democrats kill priority labor bill • Teamsters strike ends at Oak Harbor Freight, but dispute continues • Judge bans Bill Sizemore from involvement with charities • Multnomah County AFSCME unit approves wage freeze • University of Portland business students volunteer to work for union • Oregon retirees alliance elects new officers
March 6, 2009
USW cheers Buy American clause in stimulus package • Weak economy hits Oregon state budget hard • Washington governor reneges on union contract, prompting lawsuit • AFSCME 88 offers wage freeze to prevent Multnomah County layoffs • What's killing U.S. manufacturing? Hint: It's not what you've been hearing • Q&A with Jeff Merkley • T-Mobile puts chill on union organizing campaign • Economist tells Bricklayers Union growing labor movement will boost economy • UA 290 health fair offers medical screenings to members • Ground broken on Fallen Workers Memorial in Salem • TriMet's new WES train is a union operation
February 20, 2009
Congress passes stimulus package • Elections Division opens investigation on Sizemore • SEIU offers wage freeze to ease state budget crisis • Teamsters at Oak Harbor Freight offer to return to work • Business-labor group to hold lobby day in Salem for liquefied natural gas • God may or may not take sides in labor disputes, but 'Father Bob' does • Al Panek retires; Wyden names Smith Warner new labor liaison
February 6, 2009
Ironworkers help IBEW 48 go green • Recession deepens, but help is on the way, elected leaders say • Labor has full plate before Washington Legislature • Campaign at Oregon bakery shows need for Employee Free Choice Act • U.S. union ranks grow despite tough economy • Dennis steps down as president of Carpenters local, regional council • Labor says replace I-5 bridge now • Labor councils elect leadership
January 16, 2009
Union jobs cut at Daimler • Boeing to lay off 4,500 workers • Vancouver Fire Fighters give up wage hikes to help cash-strapped city coffers • Government solar projects skirt prevailing wage laws • SEIU demands 'McJustice' • Endicott re-elected business manager of UA Local 290
January 2, 2009
Labor maps out goals for 2009 Legislature • Workers’ Compensation Division adopts final rule for medical fees
December 19, 2008
An Oak Harbor Christmas • GOP slams labor, derails auto rescue package • Bill Sizemore released from jail — but not from legal woes • Third group of child care workers joins Laborers Local 320
December 5, 2008
Buy union this holiday season – and keep it local • Bill Sizemore jailed on contempt of court charges • State hospital job off to a bad start • Organizing drive at Oregon Steel Mills falls short • Oregon AFL-CIO prioritizes '09 state legislative agenda • Cash needed to complete Workers Memorial in Salem • Clay takes helm at UFCW Local 555 • After 32-year career, Pronovost retires from UFCW Local 555 • Bakers Local 114 re-elects Lansing, Beaudoin, Clark
November 21, 2008
Unions say stimulus package needs cash for infrastructure • Labor trounces Bill Sizemore proposals … again • Union members made a difference Nov. 4 • Labor's Election Day scorecard • DHL closure impacts Oregon Teamsters; layoffs hurt other unions
November 7, 2008
Labor celebrates election night victories • Daimler says 'bye, bye' to making trucks in Portland • Solidarity leads to new Machinists contract at Boeing • Steelworkers win extension in card-check campaign at Oregon Steel • Oregon's largest private-sector union elects new leaders • Second group of child care workers joins Laborers 320 • Portland passes first 'sweatshop free' ordinance in the Pacific Northwest • Last 100 years mostly 'up' for Elevator Constructors • New Apollo program calls for massive investment in green jobs • UNITE HERE seeks City's help dealing with Vancouver Hilton • Carpenters Food Bank logs 25 years helping others • Workers' comp division files proposed rules on medical fees to care providers
October 17, 2008
Carrying the Vote: Union workers handle, count ballots • When Wall Street stumbles, others pick up the tab • Labor opposes 'top two' primary • Steelworkers mount union campaign at Oregon Steel • Union-sponsored Oregon Working Families Party runs candidate on ballot
October 3, 2008
Turbulence continues between IAM, Boeing • PDC staffers ratify first union contract • Health insurance preiums rise • America the Unequal: EPI finds a nation polarizing economically • PDC elects John Mohlis secretary
September 19, 2008
Job security key in strike by Boeing Machinists • Who's best for workers: Merkley or Smith? • Labor group steps up campaign to counter anti-union TV ads
September 5, 2008
Union electrician speaks out about unsafe work in Iraq • Why labor is getting behind Barack Obama • Oregon Building Trades Council stays out of U.S. Senate race • In Washington state, labor-backed candidates make cut in 'Top 2' primary • Labor activists foil plans for a Portland stop on national anti-union bus tour • Curtain falls on AFL-CIO Union Industries Show • Permanent Workers' Memorial to be built at Salem Capitol Mall • Fire Fighters union joins forces to help returning war veterans find jobs
August 15, 2008
Anti-union ads target Congressional candidates • State of the unions • Rules change in workers' comp medical fees could harm injured workers • Oregon unions oppose slew of ballot measures • Washington AFL-CIO convention focuses on politics • Boeing Machinists take a strike vote, contract expires Sept. 3 • New contract at Cascade General; new officers at Metal Trades Council
August 1, 2008
Caregivers of migrant children join Laborers Local 320 • Sizemore operation faces new forgery allegations • AFL-CIO engaged in Washington's top-two primary • WSLC to convene in Vancouver • Labor at table in U.S. plans to slow global warming • Charles Lewis gets labor council endorsement in Portland city council election • AFSCME Local 88 endorses Shiprack for Multnomah County Commission • SEIU Local 49 finalizes contract covering 1,900 Portland janitors • Portland area grocery pacts expire, UFCW braces for war • Group presses Oregon to enact 'sweat-free' policy • 'Unity Team' goal is to aid in organizing
July 18, 2008
Vancouver cop reinstated after two years off the job • Oregon Supreme Court upholds unions' case against Sizemore • Labor helps resuscitate debate on health care reform • Government agencies okay bridge plan, but conditions are attached • PDC elects John Mohlis secretary
July 4, 2008
Think it's easy to form a union? Think again • Students replace full-time Portland school custodians • Workers at Vancouver Hilton Hotel get first contract with UNITE HERE Local 9 • Legal settlement returns union organizer to bakery